Screen for windows or doors.



T. J. MoBURNE Y & J. McALISTBR. SCREEN FOR .WINDOWS 0R DOORS.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 16, 1911. 1 ,01 6,842, Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. MCBUBNEY, 0F FORT EBAYARD, AND JOHN MGALISTER, OF CENTRAL, NEWMEXICO.

SCREEN FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed June 16, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS J. Mc- BURNEY and JOHN MoALIsTER, citizensof the United States, residing at Fort Bayard and Central, respectively,in the county of Grant and State of New Mexico, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Screens for Windows or Doors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to dooror window screens, and more particularly tothe class of screen having removable traps.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a screen inwhich insects or flies will be excluded from the interior of a room orthe like, and will be trapped when falling upon either the inside oroutside face of the said screen, so that the same may be readily andeasily exterminated.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a screen in which atrap is removably mounted thereon, so that flies or other insects willbe caught therein, without pos sibility of the insects gaining anentrance to a room or the like from the outside thereof, the trap, whenremoved from the screen, permitting the destroying of the said insects.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a screen of thischaracter which is simple in construction, reliable and efiicient inoperation, strong, durable, and inexpensive in operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a screen doorconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an edgeelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the same.Fig. 1 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig.1. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the trap removed from the screen, having one endopened.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the screen door comprises asubstantially rectangular-shaped supporting frame 5, includinglongitudinal side bars 6, and top and bottom end bars 7 and 8,respectively, the same being united in any suitable manner, theframebeing hinged or otherwise mounted in adoor casing (not shown),whereby it may be swung to open and closed position. Secured to theupper portion of the frame 5, at the outer face thereof, is an upperwire mesh section 9, the latter terminating at its inner edge mediallyof the door frame, while secured to the lower portion of. the frame 5 isa lower wire mesh section 10, the same being of a length to overlap aportion of the upper section 9, the overlapped portion of the lowersection 10 being spaced from the upper section 9 by means of guidecleats 11 fixed to the outer faces of the side bars 6 of the frame, thesaid lower section 10 being secured to the cleats in any suitablemanner.

Removably engaging the guide cleats 11 is an insect trap, comprising aframe, in-

cluding spaced parallel uprights or legs 12,

the latter being engaged in spaces forming grooves 13 inner sides of theguide cleats 11 between the wire sections 9 and 10, the upper ends ofthe legs or uprights 12 being outwardly and inwardly curved to formalining loops l4, and these legs or uprights 12 are connected togetherby means of transversely disposed spaced cross braces 15, the latterbeing secured to the uprights or legs 12 in any suitable manner.Suitably fixed to the loops 14 is a substantially cylindricalshaped wiremesh shell or casing 16, the edges of which are secured to one of thecross braces 15. The bottom portion of the shell or casing 16 is formedwith an inner row of spaced substantially cone-shaped entrances 17 whichcommunicate with the space between the overlapped portions of the upperand lower sections 9 and 10 on the frame 5 of the door, so that flies orin sects crawling upon the inner face of the lower section 10 of theframe 5 will enter the opening in the casing or shell 16 and be trappedtherein, in a manner to be presently described.

One end of the casing or shell 16 is closed by a reticulated or wiremesh end wall 18, while the opposite end is normally closed by a hingedclosure cap 19, the same being formed with wire mesh cloth and carries akeeper eye 20 which is engaged by a hook 21 mounted upon the casing orshell, whereby the .said cap may be sustained in closed position. On theremoval of the trap from the screen door, after the catching of insectsor flies, the same may be placed over a fire, or insect exterminatingsubstance can be introduced into the said trap, for the'killing of thetrapped flies, whereupon the cap 21 may be opened, so that the deadflies or insects may be dumped or removed therefrom.

Fixed to the yoke 14, forwardly'of the legs or uprights 12, aredepending alining arms 22, to which is secured a wire mesh shield orcovering 23, the same extending at opposite ends inwardly a sufficientdistance to contact with the outer faceof the bottom section on theframe 5 of the screen door, when the trap is mounted thereon, the upperlongitudinal edge of the 1 wire mesh shield 23 being suitably secured tothe casing or shell 16, while its lower edge is left free, therebyforming an exterior entrance slot 2 l'between the lower section 10andthe said wire mesh shield 23, so thatflies or other insects falling onthe outside of the bottom section 10 will gain an entrance to the trapto be caught thereby. 'Forwardly of the inner cone-shaped entrance 17 isa row of spaced cone-shaped outer entrances 25, the latter communicatingwith the space between thelower section 10 and the shield 23, so thatflies crawling upwardly through the entrance space 24 will pass into theshell or casing 16, exteriorly of the screen door, as will be clearlyobvious.

What is claimed is:

1. A screen of the class described, comprising a frame, upper and lowerwire mesh sections mounted upon the frame and overlapping each other attheir inner edges, guide means interposed between the overlappedportions of the sections and secured to the frame for spacing saidsections apart, and a fly trap removably fitted in said guide means andhaving entrances exteriorly and interiorly of the plane of the lowersection.

2. A screen of the class described, comprising a frame, upper and lowerwire mesh sections mounted upon the frame and overlapping each other attheir inner edges, guide means interposed between the overlappedportions of the sections and secured to the frame for spacing saidsections apart, a fly trap removably fitted in said guide means andhaving entrances exteriorly and interiorly of the plane of the lowersection, and a shield depending from the said trap exteriorly of thelower section and spaced. therefrom.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS J. MoBURNEY. JOHN MoALISTER.

1 Witnesses:

HARRY R. GRAY,

U. S. G. ALLEN.

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Washington, D. G.

